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==Naming==
==Naming==
===Plurality===
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Following English grammar conventions, it is intuitive to read the word "Spectralids" as a plural form of the word "Spectralid". However, "Spectralid" does not appear anywhere in ''Pikmin 2'', nor are the Unmarked Spectralids ever referred to in a sentence in a way that would give a definitive singular form. All [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]] entries are named in singular form, which would suggest that a single specimen would be called an "Unmarked Spectralids". On the other hand, it could be reasoned that the Piklopedia entry for the Unmarked Spectralids is uniquely plural, as it documents 3 distinct colorations together unlike the entries for the [[Candypop family]]. {{p3}} introduces the [[Flutterbie family]] whose members also use the "Spectralids" name, where it is used as a singular form in [[lock-on]] text. {{p3d}} and {{p4}}'s Piklopedias give each color of Flutterbie its own entry, continuing to use the word "Spectralids" individually.
| common = Unmarked Spectralids. The word "Unmarked" is used because these creatures do not have any markings on them. "Spectralids" relates to the word "spectral", referring to their vibrant colors. Given that the name of entries in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]] is always in singular form, and there is no instance in the game of the term "Spectralid", it can be concluded that "Spectralids" is both the singular and plural form of the word. This is reiterated on in {{p3}} and {{p4}}, which feature the [[Flutterbie family]], using "Spectralids" as a consistent singular term.
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| common = Unmarked Spectralids. The word "Unmarked" is used because these creatures do not have any markings on them. "Spectralids" relates to the word "spectral", referring to their vibrant colors.
| jpcommon = {{j|サンショクシジミ|Sanshoku Shijimi|Tricolored {{w|Lycaenidae|Lycaenids}}}}.
| jpcommon = {{j|サンショクシジミ|Sanshoku Shijimi|Tricolored {{w|Lycaenidae|Lycaenids}}}}.
| jpname = {{j|モンナシモリシジミ|Mon Nashi Mori Shijimi|Patternless Forest Lycaenid}}.
| jpname = {{j|モンナシモリシジミ|Mon Nashi Mori Shijimi|Patternless Forest Lycaenid}}.
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Unmarked Spectralid close.png|A close-up of a red specimen.
Unmarked Spectralid close.png|A close-up of a red specimen.
Spectralid purple.jpg|A close-up of a purple specimen.
Spectralid purple.jpg|A close-up of a purple specimen.
Spectralidmamuta.png|An Unmarked Spectralids on top of a stationary Mamuta.
Spectralidmamuta.png|An Unmarked Spectralid on top of a stationary Mamuta.
Unmarked Spectralids P2S icon.png|The [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]] icon of the Unmarked Spectralids in [[Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch)|the Nintendo Switch version of ''Pikmin 2'']].
Unmarked Spectralids P2S icon.png|The [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]] icon of the Unmarked Spectralids in [[Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch)|the Nintendo Switch version of ''Pikmin 2'']].
Unmarked Spectralids E-Card.jpg|The Unmarked Spectralids [[e-card]], #53 (18<sup>th</sup> red card).
Unmarked Spectralids E-Card.jpg|The Unmarked Spectralids [[e-card]], #53 (18<sup>th</sup> red card).

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